Lesson Twelve
CHRIST GIVES HIS LIFE FOR US1. Read from verse 16 of chapter 15 through chapter 16 of the Gospel of Mark.
2. Read this lesson and then do exam number twelve.It is really sad to see how Pilate, the Jewish leaders, and all the people
wanted the death of Christ. In verses 15 - 19 the soldiers mocked Christ. They
put a crown of thorns on His head, hit Him with a reed, and then took Him out
to be crucified. An African, a man by the name of Simon, helped Christ by
carrying His cross part of the way.
Christ was crucified between two thieves. The soldiers cast lots or gambled
for His clothes. The people came close and ridiculed and insulted Him. The
religious leaders said, "He saved others; Himself He cannot save."
When the sixth hour came (middle of the day), it became very dark. This
darkness lasted for three hours. During this time Christ cried out, "My God,
My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Shortly afterward, He cried out and
gave up His spirit to the Father. A roman soldier, a centurion who was an
officer, said, "Truly this man was the Son of God" (verse 39). After His death,
Joseph, a well-to-do man, went up to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.
The body was wrapped in fme linen and put in a tomb hollowed out of rock.
Some of the women went to the tomb early on Sunday. There was an angel
there who said, "Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: He is risen;
He is not here: behold the place where they laid Him." They were afraid, but
understood that Jesus had been raised. Death could not keep the Son of God.
The Lord appeared several times to His disciples. He commanded them,
"Go ye into all the world, and preach the [G]ospel to every creature" (verse 15).
Then He ascended, or went up, to Heaven and was seated on the right hand of
God the Father.
We have seen that the Son of God came from Heaven to do all the will, or
plan of God. He died on the cross for our sins. God raised Him from the dead
and He returned to Heaven. Men rejected Him, but God gave Him life and
eternal honor and glory.14